Five New Literary Works Published this Fall

Tóroddur Poulsen: Enn er náðin náðileys 
(Poetry Colletion)

A poetry collection that examines everyday life and challenges universal questions and concepts.
The collection includes a look back at the autor’s childhood, and several poems which revolve around the theme of religion.

Tóroddur Poulsen is a poet, musician and graphic artist. His versatile artistic approach is reflected in his poetry, which has a strong audio-visual expression.

Arnbjørn Ólavsson Dalsgarð: Kann eg verða títt barn?
(Short stories)

Nothing is as it seems. You are constantly being fooled. By the senses, prejudices, preconceptions.
People, places, objects, even concepts change shape and take on a different character the moment you move a little. Both physically and mentally.

The short stories in this collection open doors into worlds of perceptions that you will mostly recognise. But not always.
The key may be found in the subjects that are taken up, but it may also be found in the way the story is told. Perhaps both.

Arnbjørn Ólavsson Dalsgarð  is an author, librarian and MA in Applied Philosophy. He has written short stories, tales and poems for both adults and children.

Jóannes Patursson - Nú tørvast skaldaljóð

The literature of Jóannes Patursson collected in one volume, containing texts from January 1888 to June 1946, spanning poems, hymns, and prose.
In his own time, the provocative poet and the fiery political leader were one and the same man. Jóannes Patursson called himself a watchman (ein vøkumaður). Kristin í Geil wrote of him that he was stubborn, meaning that he set himself against the authorities, but also called him the heart-poet of Faroese poetry. Others called him an ignitor and a luminary.

The collection includes:
Bound verse: poems, a ballad, original hymns, and translated hymns.
Prose: children's stories, essays, and sketches.
And an essay about the poet by Turið Sigurðardóttir.

The book is edited by Turið Sigurðardóttir - a Faroese educator, writer and translator, specializing in the history of Faroese literature.

Elin Michelsen : Okkurt gott úr barrini
(Novel)

A young divorced woman rebuilds her life working in a Tórshavn bar, navigating everyday life and unexpected romance.

In the Faroe Islands everyone has a past, and it is hard to outrun it, but Bjørg does her best when she moves to Tórshavn to get away from meeting those who gossip, those who think they know, and those who hurt.

The challenge of a new life, however, is that you never quite get rid of the baggage you brought with you, and you may stumble over it just when you think you know what to expect from life.

Elin Michelsen is an author and journalist in Faroese public service radio.
 

Magnus Gaard: Trækrúnulívæðrin

The book ties together biology, ecology, humanism and a humane outlook into the diversity of life and nature.

When Magnus Gaard sat at the National Hospital and observed the patterns in his own veins, which coiled around his heart, he recognized the same patterns in the tree crowns he had watched one winter evening.

The book Trækrúnulívæðrin – um stríðið við náttúruna is probably the first book of its kind in the Faroe Islands.
In it, Magnus Gaard describes the relationship between humans and nature, and how nature has its own spirit of life.

Magnus Gaard holds a Cand. Scient from the University of Copenhagen and has authored and edited a number of biology textbooks for Nám.